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Book Review of Flashman: From the Flashman papers, 1839-1842

Flashman: From the Flashman papers, 1839-1842
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Meet Harry Flashman - in the wildly funny and historically accurate cult classic that introduced us to history's greatest adventurer, randiest cad, and most incorrigble soundrel.

FLASHMAN follows Flashy as he lies, steals, duels, and wenches his way from 1839 England to Indian, to the wilds of Afghanistan. Along the way, he survives military incompetence, ambushes, torture, venomous snakes, and vengeful women...and emergences against all odd as a bona fide hero of the realm.